Clinical Research Assistant

2 months ago


Richmond, Virginia, United States Virginia Commonwealth University Full time

Job Summary

The Clinical Research Assistant will be responsible for all aspects of candidate enrollment and subject data management for clinical research trials. This includes casefinding, evaluation & abstraction of source documentation, case report form completion, database use & management, data abstraction & organization for presentation/publication.

Key Responsibilities

  • Utilizes multiple data capture/retrieval systems & interacts with variety of health care delivery systems to identify, track, evaluate, collate, analyze & submit subject data
  • Collaborates closely with clinical research team, which may include Principal Investigator (PI), to ensure that key federal/state/local regulatory requirements are followed; that institutional operational research objectives are met; and that ethical obligations are kept
  • Develops, establishes and maintains productive relationships with VCU colleagues, all customers and contacts at affiliate sites to achieve essential research outcomes

Requirements

  • Bachelors of Science degree or equivalent in Psychology, Neuroscience or related field.
  • Proficient in computer skills including word processing, data entry, spreadsheet, database management, and entry level statistical/programming skills required.
  • Strong clinical skills, including fundamental clinical skills such as establishing rapport, maintaining participant motivation, empathic responding, ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, and ability to use clinical judgment in (rare) emergency situations.
  • Strong organizational skills, including understanding of HIPAA regulations.
  • Ability to organize meetings, and present reports.
  • Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff and student environment or commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Masters degree or equivalent in Psychology, Neuroscience or related field
  • Writing experience with first author and co-author peer reviewed manuscripts
  • Knowledge of statistical analysis and software applications
  • Experience recruiting, consenting, and carrying out study procedures with opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment participants, including during pregnancy and postpartum
  • Qualitative research experience, including data collection, coding, analysis
  • Ability to set up projects and surveys in REDCap, perform sample size calculations using GPower, analyze qualitative data (such as with and quantitative statistical analysis (such as with SAS and GraphPad Prism).
  • Experience with preparing and maintaining Institutional Review Board (IRB) and regulatory paperwork to comply with institutional regulatory requirements
  • Experience in mentoring and training student research trainees, incorporating them into research teams

Working at VCU

VCU is a great place to work, with a generous leave package, career paths for advancement, competitive pay, and an opportunity to do mission-driven work. We are a premier, urban, public research university nationally recognized as one of the best employers for diversity.

Benefits

All full-time staff are eligible for our generous benefits package that includes choices for health, vision, and dental coverage, life-insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, retirement planning, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, flexible spending accounts, tuition benefits, significant paid-time off,12 paid holidays, and more.



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